The Center for Advanced Restorative Drying
Professional Education Facility

Restoration Sciences Academy Campuses

RSA education centers are located in convenient locations across North America and in Europe. RSA can also customize courses to address your company’s needs. Call RSA at 800-932-3030 for more information.
RSA Northwest Campus
Claude Blackburn Education Center
Burlington, Washington

 RSA Southeast Campus
James C. Myers Education Center
Nashville, Tennessee

United Kingdom
Newport Pagnell, England



More about the CARD (Burlington location)
  • 6000 total sq. ft. dedicated education area 
  • 1100 sq. ft. flood house 
  • 96 sq. ft. test carpet floor 
  • 80 sq. ft. test hardwood floor 
  • 100 sq. ft. test room on load cells 
  • State-of-the-art classroom 
  • Stocked with the cutting-edge drying tools
58 different building materials...and counting
The flood house in the CARD boasts an amazing array of different materials. DriZone students get hands-on drying experience with:

Cabinets and Counters
  • Engineered cabinet face/paneling
  • Hardwood cabinet face
  • Laminate counter top covering
  • Particle board counter top
Flooring Materials
  • Felt pad
  • Hardwood base
  • Marine grade plywood subflooring
  • Nylon glue down carpet
  • Nylon stretch in carpet
  • Olefin carpet
  • Oriented strand board subflooring
  • Plain sawn hardwood flooring
  • Plywood subflooring
  • Plywood underlayment
  • Quarter sawn hardwood flooring
  • Rebond pad
  • Rubber waffle pad
  • Softwood base
  • Urethane pad
  • Vinyl bath tub over softwood framing
  • Vinyl composition tyle
  • Vinyl sheet goods (flooring)
Furnishings
  • Books
  • Cotton comforter
  • Cotton sheets
  • Framed wall hangings
  • Hardwood chairs
  • Hardwood coffee table
  • Hardwood dining table
  • Hardwood end table
  • Lamp and shade
  • Nylon fabric pillows
  • Olefin fabric couch
  • Softwood book shelf
  • Softwood chair
  • Softwood desk
  • Softwood TV Stand
  • Stuffed animal
  • Synthetic cushion material in pillows/couch/mattress
  • Television
  • Videos
Structural Materials
  • 2 × 6 softwood framing
  • 2 × 6 treated plate
  • 2 × 6 treated sill plates
  • 2 × 6 × 5 load-bearing posts
  • 2 × 8 joists
  • 2 × 8 treated plate
  • 6 × 6 posts
  • 6 × 8 beams
  • Cement blocks
  • Engineered I-beams
  • Steel construction framing
Wall Materials
  • Double ⅜-in. drywall
  • Drywall
  • Greenboard
  • High gloss enamel paint
  • Plaster overlay on drywall
  • Semi-gloss enamel paint